The World's Ugliest Dog Contest, which has been celebrating imperfection for nearly 50 years, advocates for adopting dogs ...

The annual contest judges canines on their extracurricular activities and not-so-cute appearances, helping pet shelters find animals forever homes.

Petunia, a rescue dog from California, was crowned the 2025 winner of the " World's Ugliest Dog " contest on August 8 at the ...

Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long ...

Eugene dog overcomes abuse to win World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Petunia, a rescued hairless bulldog mix, beat nine competitors at Sonoma County Fair in California.

Petunia won the $5,000 grand prize, beating out 10 other unconventional canines, including an 8-year-old Chinese Crested named Little Prince Wonder and a 13-year-old chihuahua named Nezumi.

The 2025 winner of the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest is from Oregon, and appeared on the "Today" show Monday morning.

A hairless English-French bulldog mix named Petunia was crowned the winner of the 2025 World's Ugliest Dog contest on Aug. 8.

The winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest appeared on the “Today” show Monday, just days after being awarded the coveted ...

In a TODAY exclusive, Petunia and her handler Shannon Nyman stop by the plaza after being crowned the winner of the World’s ...

A dog named Petunia nabbed the title Friday evening in the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest," at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa ...

The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest named Petunia, a hairless bulldog, the winner of this year’s competition in California on ...